Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Reading in Good Company: Bay Area book group leads Cactus Eaters discussion

Thank you to the newly launched Bay Area book group Reading in Good Company, which has chosen The Cactus Eaters as its inaugural choice and invited me to participate. I will be there for the discussion, which will take place at 1 p.m. on February 12 at the Atherton Public Library in Atherton, Ca. Forgot to mention that this is a casual pot luck so bring a dish.

Thanks for the kind words about the book -- I am sorry about the scheduling conflict, but I would love to take a tour of the Marine Mammal Center some time. (Funny coincidence-- I grew up with Marineland of the Pacific, where I worked as a short-order cook at the Burger Galley until they fired me for gross incompetence. These days, I'm a regular at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.) I will be back in the Bay Area for another event in the coming months; I'll put the notice up here as soon as i know for sure

My good friend is hosting the event tomorrow! I really wanted to be there, but it conflicts with my work schedule. Regardless, I am reading your book now and just love it! It has inspired me to join the "Paddle to the Sea" fundraiser in May!

thanks, Jamie! You're the second person who wrote in about a schedule conflict -- sorry about that -- thinking I should post a report here about the meeting for folks who can't be there. someone down here in Santa Cruz was just talking to me about the paddle relay; sounds like a great event.

About Me

My name is Dan White. I am the contributing editor of Catamaran Literary Reader. I write essays for the magazine as well as Q & A's with authors including T.C. Boyle, Lawrence Weschler, Susan Shillinglaw, Aspen Matis and Gail Storey, to name a few (along with a brief piece about the work of Frank Gehry.) My first book is called The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind and Almost Found Myself on the Pacific Crest Trail and was published by HarperCollins. It was a California indie bookstore bestseller and a Los Angeles Times "Discovery" selection. My second book (also nonfiction) is in progress and under contract with Henry Holt & Co. and should be out in a couple of years. My work for UC Santa Cruz includes stories about earthquakes and droughts as well as in-depth conversations with Toni Morrison, Angela Davis, and Nikki Giovanni among others. The email for this blog dwhitescruz(at)yahoo(dot)com
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